City vs city
Edgewater vs Shady Side, MD
Shady Side currently scores 5 points higher overall than Edgewater, with the largest gap in wildfire.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Edgewater: 29/100 · Shady Side: 34/100
Shady Side is 5 points higher.
Flood
Edgewater: 26/100 · Shady Side: 34/100
Shady Side is 8 points higher.
Edgewater: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Shady Side: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Edgewater: 21/100 · Shady Side: 21/100
No gap.
Edgewater: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Shady Side: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Edgewater: 38/100 · Shady Side: 38/100
No gap.
Edgewater: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Shady Side: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Edgewater: 4/100 · Shady Side: 23/100
Shady Side is 19 points higher.
Edgewater: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shady Side: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Edgewater: 26/100 · Shady Side: 8/100
Edgewater is 18 points higher.
Edgewater: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Shady Side: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Edgewater: 66/100 · Shady Side: 73/100
Shady Side is 7 points higher.
Edgewater: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Shady Side: Storm surge exposure derived from NOAA SLOSH MOM (AGL) data.
Wildfire
Edgewater: 5/100 · Shady Side: 28/100
Shady Side is 23 points higher.
Edgewater: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Shady Side: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Edgewater: 42/100 · Shady Side: 43/100
Shady Side is 1 points higher.
Edgewater: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Shady Side: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.